Phoenix Redux
A downloadable game for Windows
The game is now completed. Phoenix was one of my favourite arcade games in the early '80.
The current version is a full game. The game can be played from level 1 to 5 and every next reiteration of the 5 original levels. Levels 1 to 5 are fully finished, with all the enemies, sounds, collisions, etc.
Like I did with Donkey Kong Redux, I am considering to create 3 extra levels for the Redux version, they will come later this year.
Online Global Scores
Version 1.0.0
- Game is designed at its original resolution of 208x256 pixels at 60 FPS
- 5 out of 5 original levels
- Game logic, controls, collisions - Difficulty increases each time player completes all levels - Local top score saving (it saves top score in clear ini file)
- Online score saving
- Animations and scripted sequences among levels
- Enemies (Alien birds, Phoenices, Mothership and final Boss)
- Full Sounds and Music
- Joypad support
- In game pull and display of online scores
Arcade Mode is meant to play the original 5 levels in the same order as in the Jap version of Phoenix.
Redux Mode (Coming soon) will features 3 new levels (6,7,8). Starting level can be selected from whichever one has already been played.
Changelog:
ver 1.0.0
- Added Levels 5 and final boss
- Improved ingame display of online scores
- Added spash screen
ver 0.7.0
- Added Levels 3 and 4
- Improved enemies' shooting logic
- Set full screen as default
- Fixed save score room logic
ver 0.6.0
- First Beta release
- Added Full levels 1 and 2
- Levels 3-5 scroll and timing routine
- Online scores saving
ver 0.0.1
- First public Alpha release
- Phoenix ship controls and logic
- Game scrolling engine
- Alpha enemies attack sequence
Play instructions
Game Controls
CTRL/Space/Enter/Joypad B0: Start Game
Left Arrow Key/A/Joypad Left stick: Left
Right Arrow Key/D/Joypad Left stick: Right
CTRL/V/Joypad B0: Fire
ALT/B/Joypad B1: Shields up
ESC: Exit Game
P: Pause Game
N: Toggle Sound On/Off
F: Toggle FullScren mode (Default On)
I: Image Color Interpolation (Blur filter)
Download
Install instructions
Extract the zip file and run the PhoenixRedux executable.
Development log
- Added level 3 and 4Apr 16, 2023
- It took almost 4 years to do some more codingMar 26, 2023
- New Game release: Phoenix ReduxOct 29, 2019
Comments
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Great job! Though button assignments for "Shields Up" AKA Force Field and "Fire" should be swapped.
CTRL/V/Joypad B0 --> "Shields Up" | ALT/B/Joypad B1 --> "Fire".
That is how the control panel is laid out in the Arcade originals for Amstar and the widely popular/distributed Centuri license cabinets.
me too!
Great game, can someone help me? I would like to see the PhoenixRedux_010.zip version of this game, I see that it was released in 2019 but I don't know how to get that version, it only launches the last file. Thanks for your help.
Hi, I think I have saved that old version somewhere, consider it was not much more than a proof of concept. Out of curiosity, what do you need that for?
Hello my friend, I would like to know how the project began and how it has grown. Greetings.
Hi there tumixo,
I have found that alpha version and made it available for download, please grab it in the next days as I will remove it to avoid confusion with the downloads. Cheers
Thank you very much for uploading this great project my friend. It's excellent.!!!
Congratulations on completing it!
Great game. I like how the birds start off as space eggs. I would like a control option to have continuous fire by holding the fire button down.
Just wanted to let everybody know that the developer is maniacally analyzing the original game to reproduce it as faithfully as possible - down to the last micromovement. Once the game is finished, even the most expert player will have a hard time spotting any difference from the original.
I remember being a little kid and watching my parents play this on the Atari 2600. It looked so awesome at the time! Definitely interested in this project and would love to give it a go when it is further along in development. Thanks!